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2014 M1
Just noticed this on Car & Driver
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...x5_m_interview They state the two items discussed here in the forum, the 4cyl engine and reduced weight. They state 2014. Sounds good to me. That gives us between 5-6 years with our current model, which will hold our values up.
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I would actually like to see them put a twin turbo V8 in the M3. A high revving turbo 4 in the 1er would be sweet!
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The V8 is gone for the M3. My mother's S.O. is a former car executive, and he theorized that BMW would eliminate the V8 and go with a high powered V6, and he was right. BMW has announced this now.
So for those who have the E92 V8 M3, better look at the extended warranty. It is worth keeping.
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I had a feeling about that. I think BMW succumbed to the pressures of Audi and MB to put a V8 in the M3. We've seen what the N54 potential can do. Be interesting to see if they use that engine.
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04-27-2009, 10:28 AM | #5 |
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2014 is too far away. Let us look towards September of 2009. Little birdies have said us 1er folk will definitely have our eyes glued open.
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Hmmm, can you elaborate???
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I usually don't make it to the end of my lease, and it is because of something new and better on the horiozon....lol
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OT, but how do you get out of a lease? I have a hard time as well going 3 years with same car. This is the first lease I've done and 2011 is soooooo far away!
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BMW is suppose to introduce a SuperSports edition of the 135i in concept form. Its suppose to be a factory freak of some sort.
http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/01/04/bm...nched-in-2010/
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So, if you really want to get out of the lease--you pay the difference. for example, my 2007 E92 payoff was around 30K or so when I ordered my 135. The car was worth 27,500 or so....so I ponied up the $2500 and the dealer kept the car. To me, the $2500 was worth paying, because I was so unhappy in the E92 328i after driving the 135 a few times. I just had to get out of it....lol Sometimes the "bath" you take can be a lot worse....but it never hurts to ask....especially in this economy, where you can negotiate better than when the economy is robust, and people are buying cars. If they quote you a shit value for your 135 or won't budge on the price of whatever you might be looking at--no big deal. You just get in your car and drive home.
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Only time will tell.
We've heard that they'd never do turbo 6's, but we have the n54. We've heard they'd never do turbo 8's but we now have that as well. We've heard they'd never make an ///M SUV but we now have the X6M & X5M. We've heard they'd never make a hatchback... The list goes on and on... |
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and at the X5M X6M prices, they can keep them wait for CPO
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also want DCT in 2010 model ...I know, how about put all those good things (updates N54, new susp, carbon bits to lower weight, option of M-DCT) - and call it the M1 and be done with it ..reality is it would likely be BMW's best car ever to date ..but I suspect they wouldnt want to hand that trophy to a model starting with 1
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I thought I am going to keep my car for a while... may be I need to change it again... I was going to lighten the car up myself... but I need all the comfort stuff lol... 2015 M3 Sounds interesting...
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